Metabo-epigenetic circuits of heart failure: chromatin-modifying enzymes as determinants of metabolic plasticity

Metabolic adaptations are a functional requirement for the heart to accommodate its broad range of physiologic operating conditions. It is increasingly recognized that persistent and exaggerated metabolic alterations precede adverse cardiac remodeling leading to heart failure. These metabolic shifts...

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Main Authors: Pepin, Mark (Author) , Gong, Xuemin (Author) , Schulze, Almut (Author) , Backs, Johannes (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 11 December 2025
In: EMBO molecular medicine
Year: 2025, Pages: 1-19
ISSN:1757-4684
DOI:10.1038/s44321-025-00343-y
Online Access:Resolving-System, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44321-025-00343-y
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Author Notes:Mark E Pepin, Xuemin Gong, Almut Schulze & Johannes Backs

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